Fear of hypoglycemia: relationship to hypoglycemic risk and psychological factors

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 581-589

  Anderbro, Therese ^a,b   Gonder Frederick, Linda ^c   Bolinder, Jan ^d   Lins, Per Eric ^b   Wredling, Regina ^b,f   Moberg, Erik ^d   Lisspers, Jan ^e   Johansson, Unn Britt ^f,g  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fear of hypoglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Psychological factors; Severe hypoglycemia; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEAR OF COMPLICATIONS SCALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA SCALE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930084883     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-014-0694-8     Document Type: Article

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